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Question about LC Smith shotgun ?

I have an LC Smith shotgun that I am wanting to sell. I know that it was made by the Marlin Firearms Company between 1969 and 1973 and is a true "side-lock" double gun. It is a 12 gauge and has 28 inch barrels. Here is a photo of the shotgun.... http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=120402363 I have the original box and all factory paperwork. However, I can not find anything that tells me how this gun is choked! (I've examined the gun, the factory manual and it does not say.) Does anyone know how these 1969-73 US manufactured shotguns with 28 inch barrels were choked? Thank you.

Public Comments

1. The easy thing to do would be simply to measure with a micrometer, if you are or know a handloader. I have a soft spot for Elsie's, even the new-fangled ones like yours. (I have one made by Hunter Arms that my great-grandfather, grandfather, and father shot, and I'm no spring chicken, in my mid-fifties, myself!) I'd bet it's full and modified, but it would be better to measure.
2. SMITH, L.C. : SHOTGUNS: SxS, L.C. SMITH/MARLIN, SIDELOCK, HAMMERLESS, FLUID STEEL, MFG. 1968-1973 The Marlin Firearms Company reintroduced the L.C. Smith trademark in 1968. These models are considered real L.C. Smiths, not copies, and collector interest is increasing. The following Marlin-manufactured shotguns with an "FWM" prefix that were manufactured through 1971 can be researched by the Cody Firearms Museum. FIELD - 12 ga., 28 in. barrels, aluminum vent. rib, F/M chokes, extractors, double triggers, checkered pistol grip stock. Grading 95% $800, 90% $700